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Occupational exposure of farm workers to pesticides: Biochemical parameters and evaluation of genotoxicity
AbstractTo assess the effects of exposure to complex mixtures of pesticides in farm workers from two communities from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, we evaluated the activities of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALA-D) enzymes, hematological, lipid parameters, and genotoxicity using two tests to detect DNA damage, the Comet assay in peripheral blood leukocytes and the micronucleus (MN) test in oral mucosa cells. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE), age and smoke habits were considered in the analysis. There was a significant decrease in the BChE and ALA-D activities in farm workers (n=37) relative to the control group (n=20) (P≤0.05 and P≤0.001, respectively). The Comet assay in peripheral blood leukocytes showed that the Damage index and Damage frequency observed in the exposed group were significantly higher in relation to the controls (P≤0.001, and P≤0.05, respectively). No differences were detected regarding the hematological parameters, lipids profile, and MN frequencies. In addition, no significant differences were observed between younger (≤38 years) and older subjects (>38 years), or between smokers and non-smokers within the groups, either by Comet assay or MN test. However, the use of PPE seems to be important in the prevention of contamination, as suggested by BChE levels and Comet assay results.
Occupational exposure of farm workers to pesticides: Biochemical parameters and evaluation of genotoxicity
AbstractTo assess the effects of exposure to complex mixtures of pesticides in farm workers from two communities from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, we evaluated the activities of butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) and δ-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (ALA-D) enzymes, hematological, lipid parameters, and genotoxicity using two tests to detect DNA damage, the Comet assay in peripheral blood leukocytes and the micronucleus (MN) test in oral mucosa cells. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE), age and smoke habits were considered in the analysis. There was a significant decrease in the BChE and ALA-D activities in farm workers (n=37) relative to the control group (n=20) (P≤0.05 and P≤0.001, respectively). The Comet assay in peripheral blood leukocytes showed that the Damage index and Damage frequency observed in the exposed group were significantly higher in relation to the controls (P≤0.001, and P≤0.05, respectively). No differences were detected regarding the hematological parameters, lipids profile, and MN frequencies. In addition, no significant differences were observed between younger (≤38 years) and older subjects (>38 years), or between smokers and non-smokers within the groups, either by Comet assay or MN test. However, the use of PPE seems to be important in the prevention of contamination, as suggested by BChE levels and Comet assay results.
Occupational exposure of farm workers to pesticides: Biochemical parameters and evaluation of genotoxicity
Remor, Aline Pértile (Autor:in) / Totti, Carla Caprini (Autor:in) / Moreira, Dariele Alves (Autor:in) / Dutra, Gustavo Pimentel (Autor:in) / Heuser, Vanina Dahlström (Autor:in) / Boeira, Jane Marlei (Autor:in)
Environmental International ; 35 ; 273-278
30.06.2008
6 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
Biomonitoring , Pesticides , ALA-D , BChE , Micronucleus , Comet assay
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